Accelerated Domestication of Australian Grass Species Using Molecular Tools

使用分子工具加速澳大利亚草种的驯化

• 批准号: LP0776409
• 负责人: Prof Robert Henry
• 金额: $ 30.13万
• 依托单位: Southern Cross University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-08-17 至 2010-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0776409
• 关键词: Accelerated; Domestication; Australian; Grass; Species

The development of new food crops from the Australian flora will provide opportunities for new sustainable agricultural and food industries in Australia. The project targets the accelerated domestication of native species with lower tillage and fertiliser requirements, better water use efficiencies and increased salt, shade, frost and/or drought tolerances than the current introduced cereal and fodder crops. This will directly benefit regional Australia. The technologies developed in the project will have wide application to accelerated domestication of other Australian plants (for agriculture and food production in Australia and internationally) and to plants found in other parts of the world.

利用澳大利亚植物区系开发新的粮食作物将为澳大利亚新的可持续农业和食品工业提供机会。该项目的目标是加速本土物种的驯化，与目前引进的谷物和饲料作物相比，耕作和肥料需求更低，用水效率更高，耐盐、耐荫、霜冻和/或干旱能力更强。 这将直接使澳大利亚偏远地区受益。该项目开发的技术将广泛应用于加速其他澳大利亚植物的驯化（用于澳大利亚和国际上的农业和粮食生产）以及世界其他地区发现的植物。